NATO regards nuclear deterrence as a key part of its military doctrine

This contradiction has long undermined attempts by the international community to take serious steps towards nuclear disarmament.

Project Ploughshares supports the call for a clear reversal of NATO's policy of continuing commitment to nuclear weapons and nuclear-use strategies.

Ballistic Missile Defence

Project Ploughshares responded to the ballistic missile defence issue when it re-emerged in the early 1990s, providing information and analysis, and in particular proposing alternatives for dealing with the threats that the ballistic missile system is intended to address.